"I don't know how she could do it"

Jemma Cooper, from Dudley, paid £250 for a photo booth, chocolate fountain, two buffets and table decorations at a reduced price due to Black Friday deals.

"She didn't look like the sort of person that was going to rip you off," she said.

She realised something was wrong after seeing Facebook comments.

"You start to worry," she said. "I did get in touch with her and she said 'it's a hate campaign against me, everything's going to be fine, I'll be at your wedding'.

"And then she started doing it to me - not getting back in touch with me."

With just a week before her wedding, Jemma relied on help from family and friends to ensure her big day went ahead.

"I just wanted to cry, it was a nightmare," she said.

"Some women had to cancel. I was luckier, I managed to get stuff together to do it.

"I don't know how she could do it and live with herself afterwards."

Holt, of Albert Road, Halesowen, had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud.

Ryan Holt had admitted one count of money laundering after using his bank accounts to receive payments.

The court heard that the couple have no assets, however Lisa Holt has repaid £14,000 to customers. She apologised to her victims through a letter to the court.

The court was told some customers are being repaid by as little as £1 a month. At this rate, one bride would be fully reimbursed in 125 years' time, the court heard.

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Lisa Holt arriving at Wolverhampton Crown Court

In a statement Wowcher said: "As soon as we became aware of the issues that our customers were experiencing with Bake-a-Cake, where possible, we sought to find replacement suppliers so that our customers could redeem their vouchers for similar services to ensure that they were not disappointed.

"Where this was not possible, we provided our customers with a full refund for their vouchers.

"Wowcher had paid Bake-a-Cake £45,996.30 for vouchers that were redeemed with Bake-a-Cake but which were not honoured by Bake-a-Cake."